HOUSTON, Texas – WKU's season came to a close in the first round of the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship after third-seeded Florida Atlantic defeated the Lady Toppers 4-0.
Beginning with doubles action, the Lady Toppers assumed their usual pairs. In the No. 2 doubles match, junior Lucia Diaz Saez and freshman Judit Gonzalez Agud teamed up. The WKU tandem was defeated 6-0. The Red and White lost the third doubles match by default and the Owls gained a 1-0 advantage in the competition after earning the doubles point.
In singles play, sophomore Laura Bernardos played in the leading spot for the Lady Toppers. At the second spot was junior Lisa Friess and Diaz Saez competed at No. 3. In the fourth hole was Gonzalez Agud while freshman Zeniece Charles-Hall played at five. Rounding out the lineup was freshman Kyla Dilger.
Hoosier Dilger was the first to finish her match, falling to an Owl 6-0, 6-0. Gonzalez Agud picked up three game victories, but was ultimately defeated 6-1, 6-2. Friess fell 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 2 singles match, earning Florida Atlantic the overall victory.
Spanish-native Bernardos fended off No. 87 Martina Kudelova in the leading singles spot as the match went unfinished. Charles-Hall was ahead in the second set of her competition as the Owls won the fourth point. Diaz Saez was in the second set when Florida Atlantic claimed the match.
WKU finishes its season with an overall record of 3-17, recording wins against Tennessee State, UAPB and Dayton.
Singles
Martina Kudelova (FAU) vs. Laura Bernardos (WKU) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) def. Lisa Friess (WKU) 6-1, 6-2
Nat. Kallmunzerova (FAU) vs. Lucia Diaz Saez (WKU) 6-0, 4-3, unfinished
May Kimhi (FAU) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-1, 6-2
Kristen Thoms (FAU) vs. Zeniece Charles-Hall (WKU) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
Barbora Palcatova (FAU) def. Kyla Dilger (WKU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Boltinskaya/Thoms (FAU) vs. Friess/Bernardos (WKU) 4-2, unfinished
Kimhi/ Kudelova (FAU) def. Diaz Saez/Gonzalez Agud (WKU) 6-0
Kallmunzerova/ Palcatova (FAU) def. Dilger/Charles-Hall (WKU), by default
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